What the records say
- When
- 25 Nov 1942 – 16 Dec 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 56.27° N, 34.33° E
- Description
- offensive operation part of the Battles of Rzhev, during World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Mars
1942 Soviet offensive during World War II
Operation Mars, also known as the Second Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive Operation, was the codename for an offensive launched by Soviet forces against German forces during World War II. It took place between 25 November and 20 December 1942 around the Rzhev salient in the vicinity of Moscow.
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “opération Mars”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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